Ralph Thomas testifies against term limits

Wakulla commissioner argues against legislature’s term limit bill for county commissioners

Wakulla Commissioner Ralph Thomas

By DARA KAM
News Service of Florida

TALLAHASSEE — Rural officials are balking at legislation that would allow voters to decide whether county commissioners should be limited to eight years in office, arguing that the restriction would quash the voices of local residents.
The Senate Ethics and Elections Committee last week voted 6-2 to approve a proposal (SJR 802) that would put in the Florida Constitution eight-year term limits for county commissioners and school board members. The Legislature in 2023 approved eight-year term limits for school board members, but those limits are not in the Constitution.

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TUPELO HONEY

Sopchoppy’s Stingers Honey Co. specializes in the local delicacy

Father Jeff Lawhon and his son Hunter with tupelo honey.

By BEVERLY
CROWSON PARRISH
Correspondent

When you hear bees buzzing in the spring, you know it won’t be long before Sopchoppy beekeepers will be “robbing hives” for one of the rarest honeys in the world–tupelo honey.

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Local real estate agent sentenced to prison for taxes

Sedita Cayson

Special to The Sun

Sedita Charles Cayson, 59, of Panacea, was sentenced to 14 months in federal prison last month after being found guilty of five counts of willfully failing to file his income tax returns for tax years 2017-2021, at the conclusion of a prior day-and-a-half bench trial. The sentence imposed was announced by Michelle Spaven, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida.

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4-H Public Speaking Contest is April 1

Special to The Sun

Wakulla 4-H program leader Dr. Rachel Pienta announced today that the 4-H Public Speaking Contest will be held Tuesday April 1, 2025 at 6:15 PM at the Wakulla County Extension Office located at 84 Cedar Avenue in Crawfordville. Youth from five Wakulla schools will participate and the winners from this contest will advance on to the final district competition in Leon County.

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Optimist Club gets update on developments

By LINDA KINSEY
Staff

The Coastal Optimist Club enjoyed their lunch at Myra Jeans on Thursday, March 20 while Brandon Geiger, Assistant Planning Director for Wakulla County, presented updates about our fast growing community on residential housing and commercial developments.
According to Geiger, the most recent subdivisions under construction at this time are The Flowers subdivision located off Bloxham Cutoff Road by Ben Boynton Construction, phases 2-4, it will have 60 units; Pleasant Ridge by Pafford Construction located off Martin Luther King Road, it will accommodate 96 units; Misty Springs is also underway by D.R. Horton Homes off Council Moore Road and will add 74 more homes.

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